Asian Convertible Securities
A fundamental, research-driven approach to convertible securities issued by issuers across Asia. The strategy seeks positions where the embedded optionality is mispriced relative to our assessment of credit and equity volatility.
Approach
- Bottom-up fundamental research on issuer credit, with covenant and structural analysis.
- Relative value assessment of the embedded option against implied and realised volatility.
- Position sizing driven by downside scenario analysis rather than upside participation alone.
- Active hedging of interest rate and, where appropriate, equity delta exposures.
Principal risks
- Credit and default risk of the underlying issuer.
- Equity volatility and delta risk arising from the embedded option.
- Liquidity risk in secondary markets, which may widen materially in stressed conditions.